MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. On September 17, Russian operators of Geran-4 Seeker drones struck two ships at the port of Odessa that were transporting cargo for the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"In order to limit the enemy’s ability to transport weapons and military equipment, in the early morning hours of September 17, crews operating Geran-4 Seeker jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) hit two dry cargo ships in the Black Sea that were being used to transport cargo on behalf of the Ukrainian armed forces," the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said that the vessels were struck at the Odessa port and east of Izmail.